Table for rug sewing machines



Feb. 20, 1951 I c, s, EVERETT 2,542,126

TABLE FOR RUG SEWING MACHINES Filed Feb. 16, 1949 4 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR. CLYDE 5. EVERETT JAMES HAROLD ELLIS ,g mmwy #11461 ATFORNEYS Feb. 20, 1951 c, s, VE ETAL 2,542,126

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Patented Feb. 20, 1951 UNITED STATES PATENT. OFFICE TABLE FOR RUG SEWING MACHINES Clyde S. Everett and James H. Ellis, 's'alem, ()iegz,

assignors to California Cotton Mill's c mpany, Oakland, Calif., Ia corporation of California Application February 16, 1949, Serial No. 76,782

13 Claims.

This invention relates to rug manufacturing machinery, and more particularly, to a table for carrying a rug while the same is being sewed.

The conventional braided rug is usually made to a generally elliptical shape or to a rectangular shape, having at each end a semi-circular portion. Such rugs are constructed from a strip of material which generally comprises several strands of woven wool, flax or cotton braided together to form a relatively flat, elongated band. One such strip may be made from many braided strips joined together at their ends to form one continuous strip. 7

In manufacturing a braided rug such a strip is generally laid fiat upon any convenient surface and turned back upon itself to form a return bend and then positioned so that two adjacent parallel strips are formed. These parallel strips are then stitched together along their common edge and the strip is then turned back around the connected strips to form another return bend and positioned so that three adjacent parallel strips are formed. This last strip is also sewed to the strips that already have been formed, and so on. This procedure results in the strip being formed to a substantially spiral shape, but deviating from aspiral in that the strip is continuously moving outwardly, not from a point, but from a line. However, the term substantially spiral will-be used hereinafter to denote such a shape as de scribed above.

Such sewing of strips to form a rug is best done on a sewing machine, but as the size of the Illg becomes greater, the difiiculty attending the p'roc-- ess increases. The manual manipulation of the rug through the sewing machine normally be comes so difficult that greater speed may be ef fected by discarding the use of the sewing machine and finishing the rug by hand. If the use of the machine is continued it becomes necessary for the sewer to enlist the aid of several helpers to guide the rug through the machine.

One of the objects of this invention is the provision of a table for supporting a'braided rug while it is being sewed, and which table will allow the sewing machine operatorto sew the strips together in the form of a rug of predetermined shape without attention by such an operator to said table.

Another object of the invention is the provision 7 of means to facilitate the handling of the rug as l its. size progressively increases with the same ease and accuracy as when the rug is relatively small, and which handling is done without the necessity for enlisting the help of several persons as heretofore, and without stopping the machine.

An additional object is the provision of improvedmeans tofacilitate the accurate sewin of a braided rug without slowing down the process as the size of the rug increases.

1 Still another object of the invention is the provision of a table which may be readily adjusted to suit rugs of various sizes and which will permit the sewing of rugs regardless of the size of the Yet another object of the invention is the provision of a table which will support a rug while the same is being sewed without requiring the attention of operators other than the sewer.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the specification and drawings.

Fig. l.- isa top plan view of a rug making machineshowing the table as used in conjunction with a sewing machine, and showing only one table extension in place for clarity;

Fig. 2 is an end elevationalview of the structure shown in Fig. l.

Fig; 3 is anelevational view partly in section of the upper supporting arm for the-table.

Fig. 4 is a side elevational view of the Stl'llC- ture shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a part elevational, part sectional en larged View of the means employed for feeding the rug through the sewing machine.

Fig. .6 is-a top plan view artly in section or the mechanism shown in Fig. 5.

Fig. '7 is a top plan view of the guide rollers and their asociate'd mechanism for positioning the table and rug with respect to the sewing machine.

Fig. 8 is a side elevational view of the mechanism shown in Fig. 7.

Fig. 9 is an end elevational view of the mechanism shown in Fig. .7.-

Fig. 10 is atop plan .view of one of the several layers which comprise the table.

Fig.- 11 is a top plan view of another layer of the table.

Fig. .12 is atop plan view of another layer of the table.

Fig. 13 is a top plan view ofithe table with extensions in place, but detached from the table for clarity.

Fig.- 14 isa fifDjted-(elid elevational view of the structure shown in Fig. 13.

Sewing machine table As best seen in Fig. 1, the invention comprises,

in part, a conventional rug sewing machine 1 mounted on a table 2 having supports 3 attached to the fioor. The table 2 is generally rectangular,

but has attached thereto an elongated extension l disposed longitudinally in thedirection of feed ing through the sewing machine. A chair '5 on which the sewing machine operator may be seated is indicated in Fig. 1. The table for supporting the rug is generally designated 6.

On the side of the sewing machine opposite from the operator is a-feeding device generally designated 8,.which device is adapted to pull the rug through the machine in a directionawas from the operator as the sewing proceeds.

As best seen in Figs. 5 and 6, the feeding device 8 comprises a standard 9 which may be attached to the table 2 by means of bolts lil and nuts H. Rigidly secured to the top of the standard 9 is a horizontally disposedrcylindrical*housing l2, through which extends a hollow shaft l3. The shaft [3 is rotatably secured to the inside wall of housing l2 by means 'of-bearingsd l. A collar i5 is provided adjacent one end of the housing 1 2 and is removably secured to one end of the hollow shaft I3 by means of set screw is (Fig. 6)

At the end of the housing l2 opposite the collar l5 is a collar ll similar to collar l5,but having attached theretofan arm 18 which may be actuated in a manner to be described. The collar H5 is secured to the hollow shaft [3 by means ofsetscrew-lfl. u

The housing 12 and. the hollow shaft I3 are positioned so that their axes are perpendicular to the direction of feed of the sewing machine and the standard is at the end of the shaft l3 remote from the rug table 6.

Rigidly'secured to theend of the hollow shaft !3 which is nearer the rug tableLfi is a gear housing 2| in 'which'isrotat'ably supported'a geaLr'ZZ. Another hollow shaft 23 is rigidly 's'ecur'ed'to gear housing 21 and carries at its free 'enda housing 24 to which is rotatably secured-aroller 25. I The roller 25 is driven-by electric motor 28 (Fig. 2) which may be secured to the under side of table 2. Pulleys 29, 38' mounted on-the shaft of electric motor 28 drive belts 3!, 32 respectively. Belt 3! is adapted to drive the sewing "machine 2 by means of pulley 33 on the sewing machine shaft and belt 32 drives a pulley 35 on the end of shaft 35 which shaft is rotatably mounted within hollow shaft B by means of bearings 38 (Figs. 5, 6).

Integrally secured to shaft 35 adjacent its end remote from pulley 34 is a. worm 31 which drives the gear 22 hereinbefore referred to (Fig. 5).

The gear 22, in turn, drives shaft 38 which is rotatably secured within hollow shaft 23 by means of bearings 39. The shaft 38 carries at its other end a bevel gear til which coacts with another bevel gear All at right angles to gear 40.

Bevel gear 4| is'keyed'to shaft 42-, which shaft is rotatably mounted in housing 24 by means of bearings 3. The roller 25 is secured to shaft d2 by means-of set screw M,-a nd has on its periphery a rubber covering 45 which provides the required friction to pull the rug through the sewing machine. I 1 r Thus. it is seen that the torque applied to pulley 34 by belt 32 drives the shaft 35 which is within the horizontal hollow shaft 13. Torque is transferred from shaft 35 to shaft 38 through worm and gear 31 and 22 respectively, and bevel gears 40, 4! transfer the torque to roller 25.

Hollow shaft 23 is made somewhat longer than the-standard 9 so that the shaft is inclined to the horizontal when roller 25 rests upon the table 2 (Fig. l). Although the roller 25 will normally rest on the table 2 or on a rug if one is being stitched, the roller may be removed from the table 2 by swinging the arm [8 upwardly. This is possible because the shaft 13 is rotatably supported Within housing l2.

To permit the roller 25 to be forced downwardly upon a rug in order to provide the required Rug table support The rug table, generally designated 6, is adapted to be supported on a vertical spindle 55 (Fig. 3), which spindle is rotatably secured to one end of an elongated, horizontally disposed support arm 56 by means of bearings '6! carried by arm 56 (Figs. 2, 3). This support arm 56 is pivotally connected at its other end by meansof pin 5! to one end ofanother support arm 58 (Fig. 2). The supportarm 58 is rotatably secured to a vertical pivot postb'ii at its end remote from pin ET. The pivot post 59 is secured at right angles to a horizontally disposed fiat base plate Bil, which plate is secured to the floor by means of bolts 6i. Thus, it is 'seenthat the spindle 55 on which the table 6' is secured may readily be positioned at any desired distance from the pivot post 59 up to the combined lengths of support arms 56, 58', and may be readily rotated, as desired, around the end of support arm fifitowhich it is secured. Rigidly securd 'to the under side of the rug table 6 is a track 6'3 which is formed to such a shape that it is parallel to the periphery of table top and is spaced inwardly and downwardly therefrom. This track .53 may be in the form of a continuous vertically disposed flat bar which may be secured along its upper edge to the table 8 at spaced points therearound by means of brackets 65. The exact means for attaching the brackets 64 to the table will be described subsequently in detail in connection with the description of the rug table.

Coacting with the track 63 are three horizontally disposed coplanar guide rollers 66, 61, 68 (Figs. 7, 8, 9). Rollers (i6 and 51 are positioned in side by side relationship on the side of the track G3 which is nearer the sewing machine (Fig. 1-) and guideroller- 68 is positioned on the opposite side of the'track so that its center is on a line which perpendicularly bisects a line between the centers of rollers 56, 6'! (Fig. 7).

To support the guide rollers 65, 61, 68 so that they may coact with track 63, a pair of spaced supports 69are provided having a flat horizontally disposed cross member 16 connecting said supports at their upper ends. The rollers 66, 61 are rotatably secured by means of pins 'H to the bosses l2 which, in turn, are rigidly secured to cross member 10.

An upwardly opening channel member 13 is secured to the lower side 'of cross member transversely of the same to form a box-like way in which an elongated square bar 14 is slidably secured. The end of bar 14 adjacent the rollers 65, 5'! is formed to a circular cross section to receive a helical compression spring and the end of bar HI is threaded for a nut I6 which permits adjustment of the compression in spring I5. The end of spring 75 (Figs. 7, 8) opposite the nut 16 bears against the end of channel member I3.

The roller 68 hereinbefore described, is rotatably secured to a pin i! which, in turn, is secured to a boss 78 on bar 74. Thus, it is seen that the spring I5 urges the roller 58 towards rollers 65, 67 and when the track 53 is disposed between the rollers, the contact of all rollers with the track 53 is insured at all times.

For the purpose of moving the table 5 towards and away from the sewing machine I as desired, the supports 59 are secured to a pair of horizontally spaced parallel rails 8|. Racks 82 are rigidly secured along the upper side of rails 8| by means of bolts 83 and coact with pinion gears 84. Drive shaft 85 disposed transversely of the rails BI is journalled in bearings 86 and carries the pinions 8d for imparting a longitudinal motion to racks 82 upon rotation of shaft '85. The bearings 86 are supported on a transverse support member 57 positioned under the rails. This support member also serves to carry rollers 88 on which the rails 8| may roll. A support member 39 parallel to member 8'1 and spaced therefrom serves to carry similar rollers 90. A handwheel 9! is provided on the end of the shaft '85 which is closest to the sewing machine operator so that the table 6 may be moved by the operator with respect to the sewing machine, as desired.

Rug table top As explained above, the rug table top is supported on a vertical spindle 55 for rotation with said spindle around the free end of upper support arm 55. This spindle is securely connected to the table top base I063 at right angles thereto by means of a sleeve IOI (Fig. 3) to which the spindle 55 is keyed by means of key I02. As 'hereinbe'for'e explained, the table may be elliptical in shape or any other shape best calculated to support the type of rug to be made. Whatever the exact shape employed, the table top is braced by braces I03 which may be secured adjacent theperiphery of the table at spaced points therearound and extend convergently downward to the sleeve ml to which they may be secured in any convenient manner. The under side of the table top base may be stiffened as required by angle iron bars 70, or the like.

In the drawings, the track 63 with which rollers '66, 6?, 68 coact is shown secured to the braces I03 near its upper edge, but it may be secured directly to the under side of the table top base, if desired.

As shown in Figs. 10-15, the table top actually comprises a plurality of layers which may be supported on the table top base I50 in a manner which will now be described.

A lower intermediate table top layer I05 (Fig. 11) is provided with four extensible arms I06 which may be'approximately as thick as the layer I35 so that the same may rest within the layer W5 when the same is laid fiat on the table top base use. These extension arms I05 and other extension arms subsequently to be described, may be hollow tubular members formed of sheet metal or may simply be :formed of wood. The layers comprising the table top may also be of wood, in whichcase plywood is preferable because of its relatively great strength. The lower intermediate layer I05 may comprise four separate segments as shown in Fig. 11, which segments are secured to the table top base I00 in their proper relationship in a manner to be described. As best seen in Fig. 13, the arms I 06 are adapted to be moved radially outwardly of the layer I05. To prevent movement of these arms beyond a predetermined point, stops I04 comprising a short length of angle iron or other appropriate material, are secured to the arms I06 adjacent their inner ends'so that upon movement of the arms outwardly, the stops I 04 engage the shoulder portions H3 formed on the edges of the segments of layer I05.

Positioned "above lower intermediate layer I is a center layer H4 which is identical with the table top' base I00, and is secured with respect thereto in a manner to be described.

Positioned above the center layer I I4 is an upper intermediate layer I01 (Fig. 12) which is similar in construction 'to the lower intermediate layer I05, but is divided into eight segments and is provided with eight extension arms m8 which arms are positioned intermediate the arms I06 in a direction circu'mferentially of the table top. The arms I08 are provided with stops II9 which are adapted to engage shoulders II? when the arms are withdrawn.

Positioned above the upper intermediate layer I0! is a top layer H8 which is identical with center layer III! and the table top base I033. The table top base I00 and the layers I 05, H4, I0? and II 3 are all secured together against lateral movement relative to each other by means of pins II5 which are positioned within holes I It in the above mentioned layers. Each of the holes H5 in each layer 'is in registration with corre-' sponding holes in the other layers so that when pins II5 are inserted in holes H6 the various layers of the table top are secured together relative 'to table top base I00.

The pins I I5 are provided with an enlarged head IZI and the hole's III; in top layer H8 are counter-sunk as at I 22 to receive'said head so that the pins may be dropped into place without the necessity of screwing nuts or the like, on the pins II5.

When the extension arms I05 and H28 are extended outwardly, additional table segments I09, I I0 maybe placed thereon to increase the area of the table. Since the layer Hll is somewhat above the layer I0=5, blocks I I I and i ii are secured to table segments IE9 and iii respec tively to compensate for the said difference in level.

As best seen in Fig. 3, the spindle 55 is provided with a hand wheel I25 threadedly-secured to the spindle 55 adjacent the support arm 55. Upen rotating this hand wheel 'I It, the hub of which engages the lower end of sleeve -I0-I, the table may be adjusted upwardly or downwardly. This adjustment becomes important when the rug overhangs the table so that the edge of the rug tends to drop below the working level of the sewing machine.

Operation It can be seen from the foregoing description that a rug may be placed on the table 'Iiit after the same has attained such a size that manual. feeding through the sewing machine becomes difficult. The table top may be moved towards the sewing machine by means of hand wheel 9| and the rug placed adjacent the sewing machine and under wheel 25. Sewing may then be commenced and the pedal 48 actuated-by the foot of the sewing machine operator to permit wheel 25 to pull the rug through the machine. Inasmuch as the table 6 is floating on bearings 61 and pins 51' and pivot post 59, the rug table will rotate and move laterally as required to allow the rug to be fed through the sewing machine. It is pertinent to note that the track 63 is virtually a guide track or means, and should be parallel to the periphery of the table sothat when a rug is centered on the table, the feeding through the sewing machine will be accomplished without any transverse pull on the rug.

It is apparent from'the foregoing that as the rug becomes larger the operator may move the table away from the machine by means of hand wheel 9|.

A rug resting on the table top will normally be heavy enough to prevent movement of the rug with respect to the table top, but if required,- any suitable weights may be placed on the ru to prevent movement of the same with respect to the table top.

We claim:

1. A table for use with a sewing machine for supporting the coil of a braided rug during the sewing of a strip of fabric together by such machine to form said coil, means for supporting said table adjacent such machine and at about the level of the sewing point thereon for rotation of said table about a vertical axis and for bodily movement of said table toward and away from said machine, a carriage below said table supported for movement toward and away from said machine, an endless track stationarily connected with said table for movement therewith, guide elements secured on said carriage movable therewith, said guide elements being connected with said guide track for linear movement of said track in a path past said elements and in engagement with said elements upon revolution of said table whereby the periphery of said table will follow a path substantially corresponding with and parallel to that defined by said track during said rotation, and means for moving said carriage toward and away from said machine.

2. A table for use with a sewing machine for supporting the coil of a braided rug during the sewing of a strip of fabric together by such machine to form said coil, means for supporting said table adjacent such machine and at about the level of the sewing point thereon for rotation of said table about a vertical axis and for. bodily movement of said table toward and away from said machine, the means supporting said table for rotation and for said bodily movement including a pair, of arms pivotally connected together at one of their ends for horizontal swinging of the other end of one of said arms and the other arm of said pair being pivoted for horizontal swinging of the connected ends of said arms, a vertical pivot on said other end of one of said arms supporting said table for rotation thereon, guide means connected with said table for restricting its periphery to movement through a predetermined point upon rotation of said table.

3. A table for use alongside a sewing machine for supporting the coil of a braided rug during sewing of a braided strip of fabric together by such machine to form said coil, an arm, a pivot horizontally spaced from the center of said table and supporting one end of said arm for swinging of the opposite end in a horizontal plane, means supporting said table horizontally on said opposite end of said arm for rotation of said tablein a horizontal plane relative to said arm, interconnected guide members respectively se cured to said table for rotation therewith and to a base separate from said table for guiding the periphery of said table through a predetermined point during said rotation of the latter, means supporting said base for movement toward and away from said machine for causing movement of said point toward and away from said machine as desired.

4. A table for use alongside a sewing machin for supporting the coil of a braided rug during sewing of a braided strip of fabric together by such machine to form said coil, an arm, a pivot horizontally spaced from the center of said table and supporting one end of said arm for swinging of the opposite end in a horizontal plane, means supporting said table horizontally on said opposite end of said arm for rotation of said table in a horizontal plane relative to said arm, interconnected guide members respectively secured to said table for rotation therewith and to a base separate from said table for guiding the periphery of said table through a predetermined point during said rotation of the latter, means supporting said base for movement toward and away from said machine for causing movement of said point toward and away from said machine as desired, a second arm, said pivot being carried on one end of said second arm with the opposite end of said second arm supported for swinging of said one end thereof, including said pivot, in a horizontal plane, and means for so supporting said opposite end of said second arm.

5. A table for use alongside a Sewing machine for supporting the coil of a braided ru during sewing of a braided strip of fabric together by such machine to form said coil, an arm, a pivot horizontally spaced from the center of said table and supporting one end of said arm for swingin of the opposite end in a horizontal plane, means supporting said table horizontally on said opposite end of said arm for rotation of said table in a horizontal plane relative to said arm, interconnected guide members respectively seecured to said table for rotation therewith and to a base separate from said table for guiding the periphery of said table through a predetermined point during said rotation of the latter, means supporting said base for movement toward and away from said machine for causing movement of said point toward and away from aid machine as desired, the guide means secured on said table being a horizontally disposed endless track in a plane parallel with said table and extending parallel with the periphery of said table, and the guide means on said base being elements in engagement with opposite sides of said track and between which said track is movable longitudinally thereof upon rotation of said table.

6. A table for use alongside a sewing machine for supporting the coil of a braided rug during sewing of a braided strip of fabric together by such machine to form said coil, an arm, a pivot horizontally spaced from the center of said table and supporting one end of said arm for swinging of the opposite end in a horizontal plane, means supportin said table horizontally on said opposite end of said arm for rotation of said table in a horizontal plane relative to said arm,

interconnected guide members respectively secured to said table for rotation therewith and to a base separate from said table for guiding the periphery of said table through a predetermined point during said rotation of the latter, means supporting said base for movement toward and away from said machine for causing movement of said point toward and away from said machine as desired, the guide means secured on said table being a horizontally disposed endless track in a plane parallel with said table and extending parallel with the periphery of said table, and the guide means on said base being rollers in engagement with opposite sides of said track and between which said track is movable longitudinally thereof upon rotation of said table, means connected with one of said rollers at one side of said track for yieldably urging said roller into engagement with said track at all times.

'7. A table for use alongside a ewing machine for supporting the coil of a braided rug during the sewing of a braided strip of fabric together by such machine to form said coil, means for supporting said table for rotation thereof about a vertical axis and for bodily movement of said table toward and away from said machine, a horizontal endless guide track below said table rigid therewith and extendin parallel with the peripheral edge of said table, a fixed base below said track, means on said base engaging said track at a point therealong nearest said machine for linear movement of said track therepast and in engagement therewith during rotation of said table whereby the edge of said table adjacent said machine will be restricted to movement through a predetermined point when the table is rotated, a carriage supporting said means for movement to different distances toward and away from said machine whereby said predetermined point may be varied.

8. A table for use alongside a sewing machine for supporting the coil of a braided rug during the sewing of a braided strip of fabric together by such machine to form said coil, means for supporting said table for rotation thereof about a vertical axis and for bodily movement of said table toward and away from said machine, a horizontal endless guide track below said table rigid therewith and extend ng parallel with the peripheral edge of said table, a fixed base below said track, means on said base engaging said track at a point therealong nearest said machine for linear movement of said track therepast and in engagement therewith during rotat on of said table whereby the edge of said table adjacent said machine will be restricted to movement through a predetermined point when the table is rotated, a carriage supporting said means for movement to different distances toward and away from said machine whereby said predetermined point may be varied, and means accessible to an operator at such machine and alongside said table for causing said movement of said carriage.

9. A table for use alongside a sewing machine for supporting the coil of a braided rug during the sewing of a braided strip of fabric together by such machine to form said coil, means for supporting said table for rotation thereof about a vertical axis and for bodily movement of said table toward and away from said machine, a horizontal endless guide track below said table rigid therewith and extending parallel with the peripheral edge of said table, a fixed base below said track, means on said base engaging said track at a point therealong nearest said machine for linear movement of said track therepast and in engagement therewith during rotation of said table whereby the edge of said table adjacent said machine will be restricted to movement through a predetermined point when the table is rotated, a carriage supporting said means for movement to different distances toward and away from said machine whereby said predetermined point may be varied, said table being of generally elliptical shape.

10. A table top for use alongside a sewing machine for supporting the coil of a braided rug during the sewing of a strip of fabric together to form said coil, means for supporting said tabletop adjacent said machine for rotation and for bodily movement toward and away from said machine, a plurality of arms below said table top for radial extension to various points outwardly of the periphery of said table top for supporting fiat sections therein coplanar with said table top whereby the area of said table top may be extended, means securing said arms to said table top for radial movement relative thereto to said points, said arms being arranged successively in groups in different horizontal planes below the plane of said table top, the arms of the group next to said table top being extensible independently of the group therebelow and the arms of said last mentioned group being extensible to the same distance from said table as the arms of the group nearest said table.

11. A table top for use alongside a sewing machine for supporting the coil of a braided rug during the sewing of a strip of fabric together to form said coil, means for supporting said table top adjacent said machine for rotation and for bodily movement toward and away from said machine, a plurality of arms below said table top for radial extension to various points outwardly of the periphery of said table top "for supporting flat sections therein coplanar with said table top whereby the area of said table top may be extended, means securing said arms to said table top for radial movement relative thereto to said points, and sections for securement to said arms when the latter are extended, said sections being elongated and linearly conforming to the outline of said table, said table being generally elliptical in shape, a table top base below said table top and below the lowermost group of arms conforming in shape to said table top and parallel therewith.

12. In a sewing machine for sewing a braided strip of fabric together in a planar coil to form a braided rug, a horizontal table adjacent said machine for supporting said coil during said seW- ing, a base below said table including a track extending toward said table, a carriage supported on said track for movement toward and away from said machine, an endless guide track below said table rigid therewith and extending parallel with the peripheral edge of said table, means supporting said table for rotation in the plane thereof and for bodily movement in any direction in said plane, members on said carriage engaging said guide track at the point thereon nearest said machine for restricting linear movement of said guide track to between said members.

13. In a sewing machine for sewing a braided strip of fabric together in a planar coil to form a braided rug, a horizontal table adjacent said machine for supporting said coil during said sewing, a base below said table including atrack extending toward said table, a carriage supported on said track for movement toward and away from '11' said machine, an'endless guide track below said REFERENCES CITED table rigid therewith and extending parallel with The following references are of record in the the peripheral edge of said table, means supporting said table for rotation in the plane thereof of thls patent and for bodily movement in any direction in said 5 UNITED STATES PATENTS plane, rollers on said carriage rotatable about Number N Dat vertical axes engaging opposite lat ral s s of 540,348 Bartlett June 4, 1895 said guide track at the point thereon at i 993,539 Munz May 30, 1911 jacent said machine for restrictin the linea 1,059,856 F05; Apr. 22, 1913 movement of said guide track to tw sa 10 ,259, 24 Weiss Mar. 12, 1918 broilers.

CLYDE S. EVERETT. JAMES H. ELLIS. 

